A short-term National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) extension to December is problematic because Congress' schedule toward the end of the year is uncertain and another lapse could result, an agent association representative said.

Tax credits in the health care reform law designed to offset health insurance premium costs mean that small businesses will be one of the first groups to benefit from the legislation, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.

The property and casualty insurance industry is gearing up to battle for certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when Congress returns for a short session Sept. 13.

The property and casualty insurance industry is gearing up to battle for certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when Congress returns for a short session Sept. 13.

Ensuring that the NFIP remains in force--at least through a short-term reauthorization--is the priority for property and casualty industry lobbyists as Congress returns next week for what is expected to be a brief but turbulent session.

Health regulators will deal this month with a request by agents that their commissions not be treated as part of a company's premium revenue for purposes of establishing medical loss ratios.

The property and casualty insurance industry is gearing up to battle for certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when Congress returns for a short session Sept. 13.

Legislation introduced in the Senate on July 29, which would split the difference on "wind vs. water" claims after a hurricane, appears to be generating little support within the P&C insurance industry.